La. Tech's Ryan Allen develops punting relationships

6:38 PM,
Sep. 8, 2012

Louisiana Tech punter Ryan Allen and the Bulldogs open the season at Houston tonight.

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Louisiana Tech punter Ryan Allen might spend an inordinate amount of time on the Houston side of the field during pregame warmups on Saturday night in the Cougars' Robertson Stadium.

That's because he's best buds with Houston punter Richie Leone after the duo had a bonding experience at a Mike McCabe One on One Kicking camp this summer in Alabama. They swapped war stories, compared notes and have kept in touch by sending videos of their punting workouts.

"We stay in touch all the time. We're great friends. We'll send film to each other and say, 'Hey, what do you think of this? What does it look like ...